Category: GS 1

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Day 4 – Q 2. How did developments during the interwar period on the international front affect the freedom struggle in India? (10 Marks)
Day 4 – Q 1. Do you think the Royal Navy mutiny has an underrated legacy in the historical context? Substantiate your views. (10 Marks)
Day 3 – Q 2. Explain the philosophical basis of ‘Swadeshi’ and its contribution to India’s freedom struggle. (10 Marks)
Day 3 – Q 1. Do you think the 19th-century social reform movements had an intrinsic dichotomy when it came to the question of embracing modernity versus restoring the ancient glory of the country? Comment. (10 Marks)
Day 2 – Q 2. In India, music is deeply integrated into the lives of common people – their traditions and the nature that they inhabit. Elucidate. (10 Marks)
Day 2 – Q 1. With the help of suitable examples, discuss the key features of Buddhist literature. (10 Marks)
Day 1 – Q 3.Have you ever thought about the lifestyle of the people belonging to the Harappa civilisation? If you were to describe their customs, values and daily life, what would be the most important elements of your description? Comment.
Day 1 – Q 2. When your friend from the US visits you in India, she is mesmerized to see the Kathakali dance performed by local dancers of Kerala. She is wondering as to what do the colours of the face make up mean and what the premise of the dance is. How would you explain these to her? Discuss.
Day 1 – Q 1. You and your friends decided to take a cultural trip across India. In your incredible journey, you visited three important cities – Varanasi, Ujjain, and Rameshwaram. In all these cities, temples were the main attraction for your group. Please describe the differences you would have noticed in the design and architecture of the temples belonging to these cities?
Day 166 – Q 2. The governance mantra in contemporary free market economy is that the government has no business to be in business. In a politico-economic milieu like this, how are labour rights protected? Are there proactive and powerful pressure groups for the furtherance of labour interests in India? Discuss. (10 Marks)
Day 166 – Q 1. How do lack of inter ministerial coordination and sluggish information sharing impede governance? Analyse. (10 Marks)
Day 157 – Q 2. What is your assessment of reservations in jobs and education as a tool of social empowerment? Substantiate your views. (10 Marks)
Day 157 – Q 1. Elaborate upon the concept of ‘social empowerment’. Is there a correlation between social and economic empowerment? Examine. (10 Marks)
Day 156 – Q 2. Examine the significance of sports as a soft power. What steps are required to be taken to make India a sporting superpower? (10 Marks)
Day 156 – Q 1. How are global IT giants like Google and Facebook affecting the lives of common Indians? Illustrate. (10 Marks)  
Day 154 – Q 2. Examine the factors that can be attributed to the rising divorce rates in India. (10 Marks)
Day 154 – Q 1. Do you think patriarchy as a dominant social feature has got diluted in the 21st century India? Critically examine. (10 Marks)
Day 153 – Q 3. Working women in India face challenges on multiple fronts. Do you agree? Illustrate. (15 Marks)
Day 153 – Q 2. Why does caste remain a dominant and pervasive social reality in India? Contextualise. (10 Marks)
Day 153 – Q 1. Examine the ways in which the social institution of ‘marriage’ has undergone changes in India. (10 Marks)

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